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  • Amazon requires warehouse workers to wait in long lines, without pay, to be searched for stolen goods before they are allowed to go home. The [...]

    Labor abuse at Amazon

    October 27, 2015
  • Etsy is an e-commerce retail site where artisans can set up their own boutiques to sell craft goods for a profit. While it is free to set up your [...]

    Misuse of e-commerce site

    September 5, 2015
  • The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on 26 June 2015 that same-sex marriage is legal throughout the nation. The ruling attracted renewed attention to the [...]

    Refusing to cater same-sex wedding

    June 29, 2015
  • I recently sold a 14-year-old SUV with 110,000 miles.  It passed vehicle inspection and licensing within 30 days of the sale.  I sold it [...]

    Used car buyer wants money back

    February 22, 2015
  • Uber customers frequently complain about surge pricing. On one hand, surge pricing makes sense from a supply and demand standpoint. On the other [...]

    Surge pricing by Uber and Lyft

    February 17, 2015
  • I was going to pay a person through PayPal and asked what the total was with tax. I was told there was no tax if paying through PayPal. I asked, [...]

    Paying tax on PayPal

    February 1, 2014
  • Several news sources reported this story in May 2011.  Josh Ferrin had just bought a house when he found $45,000 in small bills, squirreled away [...]

    Money found in attic

    December 28, 2013
  • Is it ethical to manufacture and sell assault weapons to civilians? Contributed by an ethics instructor. To comment on this dilemma, leave a [...]

    Sell assault weapons?

    March 27, 2013
  • While staying at a resort, my friends and I rented jet skis.  I  crashed my ski into my friend’s while attempting to spray water on to [...]

    Damaged rental skis

    March 28, 2012
  • Suppose you are at a restaurant and order your food, but no drink. However, you ask for a cup for water. When you go to the soda machine to get [...]

    Switching water and soda

    February 20, 2011

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